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Massive Big Boy locomotive to start coast-to-coast tour in March: What we know

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated with an additional date for the Ogden, Utah, stop initially omitted by Union Pacific. (NEXSTAR) – The wait is over, sort of. Union Pacific has announced the ...
Electrek

Meet the world’s first battery-electric heavy-haul locomotive

Wabtec’s FLXdrive Heavy Haul locomotive, the world’s first 100% battery-electric heavy-haul locomotive for mainline service, is headed to Australia to transport iron ore. Iron ore mining company Roy ...
KXAN

When will massive Big Boy locomotive begin coast-to-coast tour? CEO hints at timeline

(NEXSTAR) — The ground rumbles. A billowing cloud of steam forms in the sky. Then suddenly, the 1.2 million-pound locomotive known as Big Boy No. 4014 is pulling into a station near you. It won’t be ...
Standard-Examiner

Union Pacific’s Big Boy steam locomotive returns to Ogden as part of Westward Bound Tour

OGDEN — A legendary locomotive made its return to Ogden this weekend. Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 made a weekend stop that drew thousands of visitors of all ages to Union Station from its arrival ...
SlashGear

The Union Pacific Big Boy: Still The World's Most Powerful Steam Engine

When it comes to the most powerful engines in modern-day, you wouldn't be alone if your mind immediately went to the highly advanced rocket engines powering spaceflight. What might be more surprising, ...